Tales from today's commute....

[PJ79LIZARD]

Oww!
Is that a Aluminium frame? How old is it? Will it be under warranty. My Trek and Kona both have a lifetime frame warranty for the original owner, when purchased from new.

It's an aluminium frame, it's a ribble winter audax model. It's been abused for about five years with the weather we've had during that time, it's been in a few scrapes too, I was involved in a rta about 18 months ago, I reckon the frame had been weakend at that point, 18 months of west midland pot holes (which there are many) have finally taken there toll I think. I've decided to order a new one, so stuck on the mtb til then.

 

[sazzaa]

Couple of bellends this morning, one guy driving a school bus dangerously overtaking me while I was in primary, on a blind hill, which turned out to have a car coming the other way. Then a guy tooting behind me, presumably because I was in the middle of a right lane of a dualler to turn right up ahead? He was waving his fist at me when I passed him in the queue of traffic at the lights, in a "WHYIOUGHTTA" kind of way. I laughed and cycled on ahead.

 

[Mo1959]

With hindsight, if I had waited 20 minutes I would have been okay, but at the time it looked liked it was set for the night. At least I proved the mudguard investment was worthwhile, normally my feet would have been soaked, but they were bone dry when I got home

Nice dry ride this morning, fair bit of fog out in the sticks, but the sun was trying to push through as I got to work.

Told you

 

[Stephen C]

An interesting week, started with me nearly being knocked off by a car running a red light at this junction, then nearly taken out by a car turning across me into a side road on Monday. Got beeped at for not using a cycle lane on Tuesday, then tiredness set in with some brutal (well, they felt brutal) headwinds. However, this morning, finding my way through the mist (I like riding in heavy fog...) giving a wave to my neighbour who left at the same time as me. I'm now going to spend the £6 I saved on the bus fare on pork pies

 

[BSRU]

I'm now going to spend the £6 I saved on the bus fare on pork pies

Disgusting, surely it should be fresh cream cakes

 

[Stephen C]

Disgusting, surely it should be fresh cream cakes

Unfortunately food supplies at work are limited, they just bought in pork pies, so thought I would treat myself...wish I hadn't bothered now, it was a particularly disgusting specimen...and I do have home made sticky toffee pudding waiting at home

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I got called a "cant". At least I think that is what he shouted. I was concentrating on avoiding the nearside door during his punishment pass.

As far as I could tell for no other reason than I was riding a Brompton in secondary through the centre of a small market town (not da sham) in Mid-Sussex.

You'd think taxi drivers would have more sense. Reported in person to the licence office.

 

[Beebo]

Great stuff, clocks go forward on sunday, so that was the last ride with lights until October.

 

[ianrauk]

Great stuff, clocks go forward on sunday, so that was the last ride with lights until October.

Looking forward to that next week.
Much less clutter on the bike

 

[summerdays]

After getting wet on one commute today, I decided to go for a double layer of waterproofs at lunch when it was coming down by the bucketful whilst I wouldn't want to do it for any distance the combined layers did keep the water out

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Took the car as I am still unwell. Took me an hour. I never thought going to work on the MTB wold be quicker than my car...
But the ride home Thursday when I was really ill was absolute torture. Never been so glad to get home, straight in , kit off, in bed hot water bottle and sleep.

 

[potsy]

Normal commute, had the unexpected bonus* of being sent home early with full pay due to the stock take being done earlier than anticipated

* though this means I now have no excuse not to clean the bike ready for tomorrow's forum ride

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Looking forward to that next week.
Much less clutter on the bike

Work late you lazy wotsits.

 

[ianrauk]

Work late you lazy wotsits.

Stuff that Greg....I work a 4 day week as it is

 

[morrisman]

Stuff that Greg....I work a 4 day week as it is

What is this work thing of which you speak - retired of leafy Bucks